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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Low key Little League for unathletic 5th grader – Sep 9, 2025 – (2 responses)

Kids Running Clubs? – Sep 8, 2025 – (3 responses)

Looking for a guitar or Ukulele teacher – Sep 7, 2025 – (1 response)

Girl Scout troop for 3rd grade – Aug 27, 2025 – (3 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Pixar Children's School – Sep 4, 2025 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Advice for finding a sitter in Albany – Aug 20, 2025 – (2 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Connecting to Homeschool groups – Sep 9, 2025 – (1 response)

Fun, low key, piano lessons for 5 year old? (Oakland, Piedmont) – Sep 8, 2025 – (4 responses)

In person educational therapist for teen with dyslexia – Sep 7, 2025 – (0 responses)

Voice/Singing Coach? – Sep 4, 2025 – (3 responses)

Tween looking for a high-intensity class like CrossFit or similar – Sep 3, 2025 – (1 response)

Looking for a competitive kids’ swimming school around Berkeley – Sep 2, 2025 – (0 responses)

Math tutor in Orinda – Aug 30, 2025 – (1 response)

Acro / Acrobatics or Tumbling Classes – Aug 29, 2025 – (6 responses)

Music lessons for 6yo (drums/guitar/keyboard) – Aug 28, 2025 – (2 responses)

BFA Auditions Prep Recommendations needed – Aug 25, 2025 – (0 responses)

Tennis lessons for 5 or 6 year old? – Aug 24, 2025 – (0 responses)

mathnasium, beast academy, or tutor? – Aug 19, 2025 – (3 responses)

looking for new mom support group in an around Rockridge – Aug 17, 2025 – (8 responses)

Drop In Aftercare - is this a thing? – Aug 14, 2025 – (2 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Seeking Donor Milk – Sep 11, 2025 – (0 responses)

Elder Ashram – Sep 10, 2025 – (0 responses)

Alameda County Denying Childcare as Excuse for Jury Duty – Sep 2, 2025 – (9 responses)

Relocating to San Diego - similar resource to BPN? – Aug 27, 2025 – (0 responses)

Buying a house without an agent? – Aug 23, 2025 – (10 responses)

Weekly Personal Shopper – Monterey Market to Berkeley Hill – Aug 21, 2025 – (0 responses)

Family & Relationships

Divorce support group – Sep 12, 2025 – (0 responses)

Seeking Therapist focused on Anxiety and ADD – Sep 10, 2025 – (0 responses)

Lawyer recommendation for Child Support – Sep 10, 2025 – (0 responses)

Couples therapist who takes Medicare – Sep 4, 2025 – (1 response)

Divorce with UC MOP Loan – Sep 4, 2025 – (0 responses)

in network therapist for 7 year old girl (united healthcare) – Aug 18, 2025 – (0 responses)

Health & Wellness

Strength training for swimmers – Sep 14, 2025 – (0 responses)

11yr Old w Toileting Issues - Seeking OT – Sep 12, 2025 – (0 responses)

Treatment for Clinically Depressed Teen – Sep 10, 2025 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Speech therapist reco for expressive and receptive language delay – Sep 9, 2025 – (0 responses)

ADHD and brain mapping – Sep 5, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Pelvic Floor PT at Kaiser vs out-of-network? – Sep 3, 2025 – (5 responses)

John Muir Health insurance or PPO – Aug 29, 2025 – (1 response)

Therapist for person w/ Down syndrome – Aug 28, 2025 – (0 responses)

Covid vaccine for 7-month old? – Aug 28, 2025 – (5 responses)

RECOMMENDATION FOR EAR PIERCING – Aug 27, 2025 – (1 response)

Shuffle dance class? – Aug 25, 2025 – (0 responses)

Oakland or Berkeley Kaiser primary care search – Aug 23, 2025 – (3 responses)

Ptosis repair – Aug 22, 2025 – (0 responses)

Seeking a Naturopath or Nutritionist for toddler constipation – Aug 21, 2025 – (1 response)

Tips for boosting sex drive – Aug 18, 2025 – (6 responses)

Cautious primary care MD (highly sensitive to medication) – Aug 17, 2025 – (1 response)

Seeking help for health crisis – Aug 10, 2025 – (3 responses)

House & Garden

Home insurance for homes over 100 years old – Sep 11, 2025 – (1 response)

Outdoor spiders out of control – Sep 7, 2025 – (1 response)

Window replacement advice — Berkeley/Richmond – Sep 3, 2025 – (1 response)

Yard refresh – Sep 3, 2025 – (3 responses)

Paver refresh – Sep 3, 2025 – (1 response)

Chimney/damper repair – Sep 3, 2025 – (1 response)

Advice and recommendations for building a retaining wall? – Sep 2, 2025 – (2 responses)

Designer/builder for front stairs – Sep 2, 2025 – (0 responses)

Pet-friendly artificial turf installation – Aug 28, 2025 – (1 response)

Seeking ADU Advice – Aug 28, 2025 – (3 responses)

Experienced Painter Needed – Aug 28, 2025 – (0 responses)

Monthly hot tub maintenance person or service – Aug 24, 2025 – (0 responses)

Gravel for under deck – Aug 16, 2025 – (1 response)

Parenting Topics

ISO speaker on kids & screens, social media, smart phones – Sep 1, 2025 – (5 responses)

Therapist or Resources for Aggressive 5 year old – Aug 26, 2025 – (1 response)

Kid doesn’t like school – Aug 18, 2025 – (5 responses)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Post C Section care at Alta Bates – Aug 22, 2025 – (5 responses)

Pregnancy and UnitedHealthcare – Aug 21, 2025 – (2 responses)

Products & Services

Best hip carrier? Momcozy Hip Carrier vs Tushbaby? – Sep 13, 2025 – (0 responses)

Keypad lock installation for a front door – Aug 31, 2025 – (3 responses)

Hair salon for Keratin treatment? – Aug 28, 2025 – (3 responses)

Ottoman Repair--not sure how/where to get it fixed – Aug 26, 2025 – (3 responses)

Local Moving Companies – Aug 25, 2025 – (7 responses)

Curly haircut for a toddler? – Aug 20, 2025 – (1 response)

ISO hairstylist for tween with wavy hair who doesn’t like curls – Aug 15, 2025 – (1 response)

Estate Planning – Aug 7, 2025 – (12 responses)

School Advice

Longfellow middle school -- need a reality check – Sep 8, 2025 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

local independent schools? – Sep 3, 2025 – (3 responses, 9 pending)

Transferring to Albany Middle in 7th? – Sep 3, 2025 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Able to Start TK Early? – Aug 30, 2025 – (12 responses)

Moving to Berkeley, school lottery acceptance rates – Aug 28, 2025 – (3 responses)

College Advisor Familiar with ECHS – Aug 25, 2025 – (1 response)

Charter Middle Schools in Oakland or nearby – Aug 22, 2025 – (1 response)

Questions about private high school applications for 2e kids – Aug 20, 2025 – (3 responses)

BUSD Bus Service – Aug 19, 2025 – (3 responses)

Moving back to Berkeley – Aug 15, 2025 – (4 responses, 1 pending)

Berkeley home with Oakland services/Oakland school district? – Aug 14, 2025 – (2 responses)

Millennium High in Piedmont? – Aug 10, 2025 – (1 response)

BUSD school assignments--appealing, transferring, etc. – Aug 6, 2025 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Mentorship for Black Youth – Sep 15, 2025 – (0 responses)

BHS Tutor Recommendations? – Sep 14, 2025 – (1 response)

Seeking extra driving training for 16 yo new driver – Sep 8, 2025 – (0 responses)

Adulting 101 class – Sep 4, 2025 – (0 responses)

Teen babysitters – Aug 26, 2025 – (4 responses)